Soul of Burning Steel

defense? resist?

"Is chaos an existence that can be driven away?"

The sonorous and forceful answer resounded in the void. Hearing the steel python's question, Joshua raised his head. The long river of time was rushing by his side. He looked directly at the will of the world and said with a disdainful smile. : "If you keep thinking about defense and resisting such thoughts, then you will never be able to defeat Chaos! Waiting for the invasion of others to fight back? A joke."

The man with black hair and red eyes grinned, his eyes flashed with flames, and then he said in a word: "Siege, sweep, purify, only complete destruction is the only suitable treatment for them means!"

"Before being attacked, you should be the first to destroy them!"

The last sentence was decisive, without any hesitation.

Not angry at being rejected, on the contrary, the hovering steel python became more and more interested in the human being in front of him.

"As I said before, I am about to die. And if I die like this, I may become a new evil god."

He said in a low voice: "Would you want to destroy me like this?"

"of course."

Joshua answered without hesitation, not because the other party could see through the heart, but because he really wanted to answer this way: "Steel Python, you have been releasing the rain of steel to alleviate the collapse of the world since six hundred years ago. From this, it can be seen that you would rather die as the god of steel than degenerate into an evil god, no matter how meaningless the struggle is, you don't want to just sink like this."

"It's probably your greatest wish to eliminate you like that."

"Hahahahaha."

The hoarse laughter shook the void, and the vault made of stars was also shaking. The steel python stared at the warrior in front of him. The silver snake pupils seemed to reflect the fate of all things. He seemed to be smiling lightly, and then said seriously: "Joe Xiuya, descendant of steel."

"Your future and destiny are so uncertain that even I, the world, cannot guess."

The extremely solemn voice echoed in the soldiers' ears. The will of the world, incarnated, said slowly: "From your body, I can see two qualities, fighting and destruction."

"With such pure power of order, if you continue to grow, you may become the savior who fights against chaos, or you may fall and become the new evil god who will destroy the world."

Having said that, Steel Python shifted his gaze to the cyan crystal in Joshua's hand. He looked at the faintly burning flame in the middle of the crystal, nodded slightly and said, "Fire is existence, holiness, order, and human beings." Wisdom and civilization, it contains everything. You, who hold the fire left by the sages, should not walk on the path of chaos, I look forward to, you can become the next..."

The steel python hadn't finished speaking, but suddenly, an extremely weird voice came from outside the void.

Wow——Zi la! Zila————!

The sound was extremely sharp, like a police siren, and like cicadas chirping. It penetrated people's eardrums, making people extremely irritable and unable to concentrate.

Joshua looked around strangely, but saw nothing. Whether it was the vault made of stars, or the dark void and river of light, they were all very normal, without any abnormalities.

This is the inner side of the world, an existence between illusion and reality. Apart from him and the 'Steel Python' who is the incarnation of the will of the world, he doesn't know who else can make a sound here.

And upon hearing this voice, the steel python showed a dignified expression, its silvery white scales stopped rubbing, as if it was listening attentively.

Not long after, it spoke in the silence and said in a deep voice, "Go back."

"I know it all, Son of Steel, return to where you belong."

After finishing speaking, before the warrior opened his mouth to ask, the inside of the world between reality and illusion began to gradually collapse. The vault made of stars shattered and shattered, turning into countless scattered light spots, and Joshua's spirit and body also returned to the real world.

real world.

The huge ball of light covering the entire mountain area is still emitting endless brilliance. Against the backdrop of the rain of steel, it is extremely holy and holy, but suddenly, accompanied by a long cry that seems to be like a war cry, the light The ball began to shrink violently, and then all gathered on one person.

Under the gathering of endless radiance, Joshua took a step forward. He stepped out of the radiance and returned to the real world.

The stern cold wind passed through the plain, Joshua stood upright, he raised his head and looked around, and an astonishing scene was unfolding before his eyes.

Accompanied by the turbulent wind, the surrounding earth rumbled, and the gravity began to lose balance, causing countless gravel and rocks to slowly float in the air.

The gloomy sky is no longer gloomy due to the light shining before, but at this time the black chaotic mist is making a comeback, even thicker than before. With the chaotic mist spreading endlessly, the black and red veins are gradually spreading on the verge of disintegration on the earth.

Countless gravels flew into the sky due to the unbalanced gravity, and the world lost its direction at this moment, making people unable to distinguish left, right, up, down.

This is a state of gravity imbalance that has appeared in the fortress before... It is also one of the harbingers of the destruction of the world.

Wow——Zi la! Zila————!

It was as if insects vibrating their mouthparts, or as if the strange noise produced by metal rubbing against each other reverberated between the sky and the earth, and then passed into Joshua's ears. The soldier frowned. He felt that there were many exciting things in this sound Because of his unpleasant factors, he wanted to confirm the source of the sound, but even with his observation ability, he couldn't find it.

And a voice came from his heart.

"Listen, warriors of order."

The voice of the steel python slowly oscillated in the depths of Joshua's heart. He was extremely serious at this time, and his hoarse voice was extremely serious: "What you hear is the wail of a civilization when it is extinct, and it is their name. The cry when you disappear into the world, this is the wreckage of the world, the ashes of the fire, the kingdom of death that has long passed—that is, the voice of the evil god of chaos in your mouth."

"Is this the voice of Chaos God?"

He whispered to himself, then raised his head to look at the sky. After a while of silence, Joshua shook his head and smiled: "The sound alone can make the earth's gravity unbalanced. It is indeed an evil god... Is it going to come?"

"No, of course not. 'Famine' has already left, looking for a new target... Now, it is the one who has detected the existence of the fire from afar, and ordered its only remaining servant in this world to extinguish the fire."

"Roar ah ah ah ah!!"

Amidst the strange and ear-piercing sounds of insects, three huge roars resounded at the end of the earth, and three monsters with extremely huge heads, which were not inferior to the previous Instinct Rage God, appeared in Joshua's field of vision. .

Among them, there are huge crustacean monsters that resemble unicorns, and giant multi-legged insects that resemble spiders and centipedes. The strangest one seems to be a combination of a dragonfly and a bee. It has a slender tail with a tail that is tens of meters long. , surrounded by a purple-blue halo, they have different shapes, but there are a few things in common - that is, these monsters all have the power of extreme intention, and the atmosphere of chaos is extremely strong.

"Is it another three-headed god of extreme intent..."

After Joshua saw these three monsters, he couldn't help frowning. Although he had just acquired a new talent and his injuries had been repaired, even so, according to his estimation, he could only break out when he was in full strength. Trying to deal with a wild god of extreme intent.

But now, there are three of them at once, which is really a little too high for him.

But even so, he didn't show the slightest fear. The corners of Joshua's mouth curled up, revealing his white teeth. Facing the three huge monsters that were approaching rapidly, he showed a fighting smile.

And the voice of the steel python reappeared deep in the warrior's heart.

"Your world is being watched by evil gods. In addition to famine, plague and another evil god are also watching that world."

He didn't exaggerate at all, but simply stated the facts he knew: "Descendants of Steel, although you rejected me, no matter what your choice is, whether you want to fight or protect, you need strength."

Indeed, Joshua could not refute this sentence.

And the steel python Karlis said to Joshua with a smile: "Now, you should try this power first."

The deep voice became weaker and weaker until it became ethereal. On the contrary, a certain powerful force penetrated Joshua's body in an instant.

The cyan crystal in his hand seemed to be stimulated by something. After a burst of intense flickering, it gradually sank into Joshua's arm. Then, it turned into a stream of light and came to the soldier's forehead, forming a crown. imprint.

"So... is this the Soul Burner that Moria talked about?"

The thoughtful Joshua looked at his hands, where the red fighting energy was ignited, and then gradually transformed into black fluctuations.

The killing intent fluctuated like ink, slowly spreading in the atmosphere. Under the certain power given by the steel python, this glorious power that belonged exclusively to Joshua revealed its own essence.

Countless black and tiny soul fragments formed a series of fluctuations. Countless creatures killed by Joshua, part of their souls turned into the power of warriors. These souls burned slowly, mixed with Joshua Xiuya's will became his power of glory.

The more he fights, the stronger he becomes, this is his unique strength.

But now, Joshua's whole body was shrouded in black waves of killing intent. Under the flickering crown imprint on his forehead, sparks began to ignite in the thick black killing intent. With the expansion of the sparks, his entire set of armor was like The broken porcelain is full of cracks, and between the gaps scattered in a net shape, the fire light that is strong and weak is revealed.

Ashes, mixed with sparks, scattered from the edge of the armor, like wandering debris of killing intent, flickering red light spots, began to flutter with the wind, between light and dark, as if its owner was burning.